Linemans belt risk

[donnieballgame]

The piece you rigged up there is called a Monkey Tail. They're available from Arborist supply houses. A Tree Squeeze allows the the climber to descend to the ground DdRT. In your configuration with the flipline you can't descend from the tree. If the Monkey Tail was used with a long enough tether then one could descend to the ground SRT.

Does this mean I can't keep calling it a poor man's tree squeeze? I had no idea that a tree squeeze incorporated rappelling, interesting.

I still can afford it, lol also most folks using this are not rappelling just adding some safety to climbing. Hoping to trade the slide for a moderate swing.

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[hauscaliber]

Blake's hitch

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Thanks I'm gonna try this out

 

[wvfarrier]

more safety.....love it!!!

 

[brydan]

Does this mean I can't keep calling it a poor man's tree squeeze? I had no idea that a tree squeeze incorporated rappelling, interesting.

I still can afford it, lol also most folks using this are not rappelling just adding some safety to climbing. Hoping to trade the slide for a moderate swing

Yeah you have a good idea incorporating the Monkey Tail into a lanyard to prevent sliding. I was just pointing out the additional functionality of a Tree Squeeze. An adjustable friction saver works the same way of choking onto a spar, they just aren't as stiff as a TS. Here's a video of a climber with a clever use of a TS and a grapple for pruning multiple trees on the same climb. The TS is retrievable allowing him to continue leap frogging from tree to tree. It's a long vid so fast forward through the pruning parts. At the very end there's some clear footage of him retrieving and resetting the TS before his final descent.

 

[donnieballgame]

Wait, you mean I could move to a different tree without having to climb down and then back up? I think that would be a dream come true for this bow hunter!

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[Tapeworm]

Not sure if this was mentioned but u can wrap ur lineman’s rope in the “Flinging X” style.

Flinging mentioned a couple yrs ago about wrapping so the rope forms an “x” between u and tree

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[TonyGreenway]

Not sure if this was mentioned but u can wrap ur lineman’s rope in the “Flinging X” style.

Flinging mentioned a couple yrs ago about wrapping so the rope forms an “x” between u and tree

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This is also a handy technique when climbing really small diameter trees and leaners. The extra friction helps maintain your balance and prevent swinging around to the opposite side.

 

[Tapeworm]

This is also a handy technique when climbing really small diameter trees and leaners. The extra friction helps maintain your balance and prevent swinging around to the opposite side.

Thanks for the advice of leaners

Never really thought of that aspect


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[brydan]

Wait, you mean I could move to a different tree without having to climb down and then back up? I think that would be a dream come true for this bow hunter

You could but there's some extra gear involved between between the throw hook/tether and additional devices needed to negotiate the two tie ins. The distance is pretty limited too but I sure wish I would've known about these kind of techiques 15 yrs ago. I remember jobs they would've saved a lot of time and effort

 

[nlrwrangler]

Wow thanks, guys for all the info. I have wondered what would happen if I lost my footing with just a lineman's belt.

 

[USSHornet]

I fell last year when the bottom of my stick swung out. It was my fault and I should have paid more attention to my stick when setting it. I had my lineman belt on. I took a stick to the face and it hurt like hell but better than falling from 15 feet up.

Did you make any changes in how you climb?


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[Cory]

Did you make any changes in how you climb?


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Great question! I pay much closer attention to how I set my sticks and make sure they have a good bite on the tree. As others have said before, I have found with the rope mod on helium sticks if you go too high above the stick with the rope it wants to pull the bottom of the stick away from the tree. I still use a lineman’s belt to climb but am a little more careful when I climb now.